Textile tape package



DeC' 2 1941- l..`c.'osBoRNE TEXTILE TAPE PACKAGE Filed May 1, 1939 11W/Emmen.` .Zese/ laf/r aa//fe www@ ATTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 2, 1941 UNETED STATES PATNT OFFICE TEXTILE TAPE PACKAGE Application May 1, 1939, Serial No. 270,978

(Cl. Zim-l.)

l4 claims.

This invention relates to the packaging of strips of elastic textile material, and more particularly elastic tape, and has for one of its objects the provision of a textile package containing folded elastic tape from which package the tape may be withdrawn in a -continuous length Without opening the package.

Another object of the invention is to provide a relatively stiff container for packaging the elastic strip material for easy handling thereof in which the strip material is maintained in a folded state instead of being ina Wrapped form.

Another object of the invention is to provide a textile package which is to be kept closed at all times and having a dispensing opening from which extends one end of the elastic strip material exteriorly of the package and secured to the container at the outside thereof for examination and handling by a shopper, and which is so constructed that the material within the package may be Withdrawn. completely therefrom through the dispensing opening Without opening the package.

Another object of the invention is the disposition of a portion of the elastic strip material outside of the container by holding the strip in such a manner that the fold will serve to retain the strip in place against accidental displacement.

With these and other objects in vieW, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the textile package showing the front thereof and the relative disposition of the folded elastic strip material contained therein and the manner in Which the exteriorly extending end of the strip material is Wrapped about the outside of the container.

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the package shown in Fig. l showing the manner of securing the end of the strip material to the back Wall of the container.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of a top corner of the package shown in Fig. 1 showing the shape of the dispensing opening through which the outwardly extending end of folded strip material is drawn.

Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal sectional view taken substantially on the line 4--4 of Fig. 1 and showing the manner in which the elastic strip material is folded to form the pack.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a fragment of the elastic strip material, showing the ends of the elastic Warp threads in its structure.

It has been found desirable in packaging elastic tape or textile strip material to provide a relatively 'stii 'container for the pack of folded tape and yet permit a short portion of the tape to extend about the outside of the container for the direct inspection and handling by the prospective buyer, and in addition to enable the user to pull desired lengths of the m-aterial in one continuous piece from the package, which dispensed material will be free from soil or unaltered in appearance; and in order to accomplish these desired results I provide a package for holding the major quantity of elastic strip material, which material is in the form of a pack made by alternately folding the material in opposite directions back and forth on itself -to provide a plurality of-layers, which extend in the lengthwise direction of the packaging container when the pack is assembled therein; and as a further feature of the invention I form in the side of the container a dispensing opening through which one end of the folded strip material extends outside of the package so that it may be freely pulled from the package thru the opening Without interference and Without the necessity 'for opening the container; and I further dispose the material outside the container in a cross-Wise direction about the package and at substantially right angles to the general disposition of the folded layers of the material Within the same, and the following is a more detailed description of the present embodiment of this invention, illustrating the preferred means by which these advantageous results may be accomplished.

With reference to the drawing: Il) designates generally the container which is formed of a piece of relatively stil sheet material, such as cardboard or the like, suitably creased and folded to providea box-like structure having a front wall Il, a back wall l2, side walls I3 and I4 respectively, and top and bottom end closure flaps l5 and I6 respectively. Disposed Within the folded-box assembly is .a strip of elastic tape or similar material I8 Which is alternately folded in opposite directions back and forth on itself for a plurality of layers to form a pack, one end portion i9 of which is bent outwardly away from the pack at generally right angles thereto and extending thru a dispensing opening 20 cut in the side wall i4 of the container. As illustrated, the folded layers of the pack are disposed Widthwise of the container and extend lengthwise thereof in the assembled position of the pack.

The textile strip material i8 may be of any conventional type of elastic tape and of a width substantially equal to the thickness of the container, and as represented in Fig. 5, it may consist of a woven structure formed of a plurality of elastic warp threads 2| interlaced together by means of non-elastic lling threads 22 to form an integral structure.

As shown in Fig. 3, the dispensing opening I9 is of triangular shape having its longest side edge 23 extending diagonally across the side Wall equal to the width of the tape to be dispensed. By this arrangement the edges of the tape have a binding engagement with the edges of the opening at the shorter side thereof and the opening is completely closed as the diagonal side closely fits the fold of the tape where doubled back about the box generally at right angles to its extent.

In order to secure the outer end portion I9 of the tape in position on the outside of the container, I fold over the material at generally right angles to the direction of the folded layers and across the front of the container and partially around to the back wall thereof at which location I secure the end of the tape to the container by means of a piece of adhesive coated material 25.

The front of the container l is provided with a' window opening 26 extending across the package and provided with a transparent window of cellophane or other well known transparent sheet material thru which the contents of the container may be viewed, whereby the quantity of the tape in the package may be determined. By the construction described, I have provided an arrangement whereby the main portion of the folded elastic tape is protected from soiling during handling of the package and yet a small por tion of the tape material is available outside of the package for inspection and handling and for color matching. Also, the disposition of the short length of tape material about the outside of the container renders the same readily accessible for use and enables the easy withdrawal of desired lengths of material without the necessity of opening the container.

Owing to the inherent elastic character of the tape or strip material, the relatively stiff folded layers of the pack within the container, being pressed together in a compact relation, have a tendency to spring apart and to expand cross- Wise of the container during removal of the tape or strip material therefrom, thus acting to feed the tape toward the dispensing opening until the supply of tape within the container has been depleted to such an extent that there is no further expansion of the folds.

The foregoing description is directed solely to'- ward the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being dee fined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A textile package comprising a closed boxlike container having front, side and back walls with top and bottom end closure flaps, and elastic strip material within said container, said strip material being of a width equal to the thickness of the container and folded in opposite directions back and forth on itself for a plurality of layers to form a pack, the folded layers of the pack being disposed widthwise of the container land extending longitudinally thereof in the assembled position of the pack therein, one end portion of the strip being bent away from the pack and extending through a dispensing opening p`r0` vided in a side wall of the container to terminate outside of the container, whereby the strip may be completely pulled from the container without opening the same, said dispensing opening being of triangular shape with opposite edges thereof arranged .to enga-ge the edges of the strip and frictionally retain the strip in place against accidental displacement on the outside of the con tainer, the outer end portion of said strip material, after emerging from the dispensing opening, being partially wrapped about the container so as to extend across the front thereof at generally right angles to the direction of the folded layers within the container for direct handling and colorr matching, and means for securing the end of the strip to the container.

2. A textile package comprising a closed boxlike container having front, side and back walls with top and bottom end closure naps, and elastic strip material within said container, said strip material being folded back and forth on itself for a plurality of layers to form a pack, one end portion of the strip being bent away from the pack and yextending through a dispensing opening provided in a side wall of the container to terminate outside of the container, whereby the strip may be completely pulled from the container without opening the same, said dispensing opening being of triangular shape with its longest edge extending diagonally across the side wall of the container and having a shorter edge of a length substantially equal to the width of the strip material, the outer end portion of said strip material, after emerging from the dispensing opening, being partially wrapped about the container so as to extend across the front thereof for direct handling and color matching, and means for securing the end ofthe strip to the container.

3. A textile package comprising a closed boxlike container having front, side and back walls with top and bottom end closure flaps, and elastic strip material within said container, said strip material being folded back and forth on itself for a plurality of layers to form a pack, one end portion of the strip being bent away from the pack and extending through a dispensing open Ying provided in a side wall of the container to terminate outside of the container, whereby the strip may be completely pulled from the container without opening the same, the outwardly extended portion of the elastic strip material being folded at substantially right angles to the normal direction of the folds within the container and secured in place across the front of the container in which the right angular fold of the strip functions to retain the exterior portion of the folded strip in place against accidental displacement on the outside of the container.

4. A container for dispensing tape-like textile material, having front, side and back walls with top and bottom and closure flaps and having a triangular-shaped dispensing opening in a side wall with its longest edge substantially greater in length than the width of the material dispensed through said opening and extending diagonally across the side wall andhaving a shorter edge of a length substantially equal to the width of the tape-like material to be dispensed from the container and through which the tape material may be completely pulled from the container without opening the same, the opposite edges of said opening beingarranged to engage the edges of and frictionaily retain the material in place in said opening.

LESTER C. OSBORNE. 

